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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with French rising star Jäde ahead of her debut album release. She has a voice like sugar but with a heavy dose of lyrical spice, ...

The recent passing of Jane Birkin was a reminder of just how attached French people are to la chanson française, which literally translates to "French songs" but is much more than that. Chanson ...

If you think of the classic chanson singers like Edith Piaf, probably the first thing you will notice is that you can clearly hear every word that they are singing. This is probably the biggest thing ...

The French singer, actress, and cultural icon Juliette Gréco has died. She was 93. “Juliette Gréco died this Wednesday surrounded by her family in the house she loved so much,” her family said in a ...

The muse of bohemian postwar Paris, she became an internationally known actress and singer. By Anita Gates Juliette Gréco, the singing muse of bohemian postwar Paris who became the grande dame of ...

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'I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words.' - Edith Piaf This unique film explores the story of the lyric-driven French chanson and looks at some of the greatest artists and ...

What is la Chanson Française? Artists such as Charles Aznavour, Alain Souchon and Marc Almond highlight the nuances and differences between lyric driven chanson and popular music.